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After a Soldier gets a ticket for driving under the influence, installation driving privileges are revoked. To reinstate those privileges, the Soldier must go through a period of suspension and eight hours of driver training. The U.S. Army Garrison Fort Riley Safety Office handles the training.
“The Remedial Drivers Training is a sub-element of the Army Traffic Safety Training program,” said Richard Hearron, Garrison Safety Office director.
According to the policy signed in November by Maj. Gen. John S. Kolasheski, 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley commanding general, the training is mandatory for Soldiers meeting one of the following criteria:
• Soldiers who commit a single intoxicated driving offense
• Soldiers cited for any of the following offenses on two different occasions within a one-year period:
u Speeding more than fifteen miles per hour above the posted speed limit
u Fault in a vehicle to vehicle traffic accident
u Reckless driving
u Driving without a license or with a
canceled, suspended or revoked license
u Operating a vehicle without registration or with an expired registration
u Driving without
insurance
u Talking on a cell phone while driving without using a hands-free device
“The policy also allows commanders to command refer Soldiers for reckless driving behaviors that may not have been cited through the [military police],” Hearron said.
The training is scheduled once a month during a day of no scheduled activity, beginning at 7 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m.
“When you take a day off away from a Soldier, its serious business,” he said. “So, a Soldier is losing a day of being off because they’re going to sit in class for eight hours.”
Hearron says the course isn’t meant to be a punishment but is more to change the Soldier’s behavior.
“The intent of the program is to reinforce positive driving behaviors and the curriculum is an eight-hour road rage course,” he said.
The first class of the year is scheduled for Jan. 17. To learn more about the course, contact the Garrison Safety Office at
785-239-8469.
| Date Taken: | 01.17.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 01.21.2020 16:40 |
| Story ID: | 359832 |
| Location: | KANSAS, US |
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